The Characteristics of Long-term Care Users. Table 4

Table 4. Receipt of Community and Institutional Long-term Care (LTC) among the Elderly, 1994

CharacteristicsElderly Population
(thousands)		Percent Receiving Long-term Care1
TotalCommunityInstitution
Persons Aged 65 and Older33,12716.711.84.9
Age
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-90
90-94
95+		9,815
8,787
6,553
4,348
2,450
889
285		6.5
9.7
15.0
27.1
43.2
66.7
80.5		5.7
7.9
11.5
19.3
26.1
35.5
37.4		0.8
1.8
3.5
7.8
17.1
31.2
43.1
Gender
Female
Male		19,715
13,412		19.9
12.1		13.7
8.9		6.2
3.2
Race
White
Black
Other		29,837
2,651
639		16.2
24.4
11.2		11.1
20.3
9.7		5.1
4.2
1.5
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Never married
Other2		17,662
11,338
1,353
2,773		10.7
26.2
24.1
12.7		9.3
16.5
11.1
8.9		1.5
9.7
13.0
3.7

Source: 1994 National Long-term Care Survey.

1 Receipt of long-term care is defined as receiving human assistance or standby help with at least one of six ADLs and eight IADLs. The ADLs included are eating, transfer, toileting, getting around inside, dressing, and bathing. The IADLs are meal preparation, grocery shopping, light housework, laundry, financial management, taking medication, telephoning, and getting around outside.

2 Includes persons who were divorced, separated, or missing marital status.

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Current as of January 2001
Internet Citation: The Characteristics of Long-term Care Users. Table 4: Table 4. Receipt of Community and Institutional Long-term Care (LTC) among the Elderly, 1994. January 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/facilities/ltcusers/tab4use.html